Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is one whale of an environmentalist.
A wild story recently resurfaced about RFK Jr., where he shamelessly cuts off a dead whale’s head for his own research and enjoyment.
Around 1994, RFK Jr. heard that a dead whale had washed up on the shore in Hyannis Port, Massachusetts. Immediately, he headed five hours north to the scene with a chainsaw—and his then 6-year-old daughter, Kick, who recounted the tale for Town & Country in 2012.
RFK Jr., who reportedly enjoys studying animal skulls and skeletons, sawed off the dead whale’s head at the beach. Using bungee cords, he secured it to the roof of his family minivan and casually headed back down to his home in Mount Kisco, New York.
“Every time we accelerated on the highway, whale juice would pour into the windows of the car, and it was the rankest thing on the planet,” Kick said. “We all had plastic bags over our heads with mouth holes cut out, and people on the highway were giving us the finger, but that was just normal day-to-day stuff for us.”
The story started circulating on social media over the weekend after reports that Kick had been hanging with recently divorced Ben Affleck. Although, her father’s suspension of his presidential campaign and endorsement of former President Donald Trump might have something to do with it, too.
The whale story is just one of many animal-related anecdotes involving RFK Jr., involving a parasitic worm, an alleged BBQed dog, and a dead bear cub planted in a New York City park. Some of these…unique…stories may have contributed to the demise of RFK’s campaign.
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